Rumours of a Jumanji remake had been circulating for a while prior to Sony announcing firm plans for it in August last year. The news wasn’t that well received, what with it coming so soon after original Jumanji star Robin Williams’ death. But Sony have decided to go ahead with it anyway, much to quite a few people’s chagrin.

However, we’re pretty confident The Rock will do the film and Williams’ Alan Parrish-legacy justice. Jumanji was kind of goofy anyway, so all we want is for its remake to be kind of goofy too. The Rock’s got this covered, guys.

The only thing we’re slightly worried about is the fact that The Rock’s use of the hashtag ‘#JustPressStart’ suggests that Jumanji will be a video game, as opposed to a board game. Don’t know how to feel about that… It’s probably nothing…

Prior to this casting announcement, rumours were circulating that The Rock would be starring in the film alongside Ride Along actor Kevin Hart, but Hart’s involvement is yet to be confirmed or denied. Jake Kasdan (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story) will direct the remake. Jumanji starts filming this autumn in Honolulu, Hawaii.